AK Wildlife Cruises

Welcome to AK Wildlife Cruises

Here at AK we strive to make your day enjoyable by helping you get to know the beautiful animals in our region and engage with Cornwall’s wonderful marine environment.

Wildlife at its very best with passionate naturalists on board every trip. Sailing all year round from the heart of Falmouth!

Join us in search of some of the fantastic marine wildlife to be found around Falmouth, such as seabirds, dolphins, seals and basking sharks!

PHOTOGRAPHY ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED

Our 3, 4 and 7 hour wildlife cruises are a superb way to see the spectacular coastline and surrounding waters, and are popular with all ages. Groups discounts of eight or more are available on request.

We are also available for private hire and media/filming productions. Please contact us for more information

Join us on the "Adventure of a Lifetime" and awaken your senses for the ultimate marine wildlife watching extravaganza!

AK Gift Vouchers

Gift vouchers are available on request for 4 hour cruises and make a perfect gift for a special friend or family member. Please phone to order and we will send them over to you straight away.

Please phone on either 01326 316098 or 753389 and leave a clear, slow message with your full contact details and name if we are not in, as we will happily return your call on our return.

Please note dates with (*) indicate trips organised with MARINElife, a marine conservation charity so will have a MARINElife Wildlife Officer on board as a guide. We are happily offering a £15 discount on the normal £90pp price to registered MARINElife volunteers.

🐬🐳🐬 From the 27th July to the 4th August is this year’s annual National Whale and Dolphin Watch week, run by the Sea Watch Foundation, of which we are proudly one of their long-standing Recommended Boat Operators and Supporters. Throughout this nine day event, where possible, we will be trying to run additional 7 hour wildlife cruises to give us the very best chance of sighting and recording the most cetaceans possible, with all sightings being submitted back to the NWDW2019 and the National Data Base. This is a fun-filled and exciting annual event for families and everyone to become involved in! 🐬🐳🐬

Humpback whales are returning in the month of April, if you like to find out more, contact us to book a trip.

Sit back and enjoy a couple of stunning wildlife videos we have recorded, you can find more incredible videos of our regular sightings on our video page.

Our most incredible sighting last year was an unexpected pod of White-beaked dolphins, which are very rare off the coast of Cornwall. One of our crew members was able to get great photos of their dorsal fins so the photos could contribute to MarineLifes ID catologue. We found that it was the same pod that are regular visitors to Lyme Bay and we were delighted to spot a new calf within the pod.

White-beaked dolphins are robust and quite stocky built with a short beak and reaching a maximum length of 3.1m. They are primarily characterised by its short thick white beak and pointed dorsal fin. The White-beakeds are found in the Atlantic Ocean, in Northen parts, the North Sea and the English Channel.

These dolphins are acrobatic and social animals, frequently bow riding and jumping. Check out our video below, filmed by Ross Wheeler and Isara Edgar in 2014.